Construction and evaluation of a clinically relevant model of septic arthritis
Kwon H, Yu K, Lee F. Construction and evaluation of a clinically relevant model of septic arthritis. Lab Animal 2022, 52: 11-26. PMID: 36564668, DOI: 10.1038/s41684-022-01089-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic arthritisAnimal modelsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus culturesIntra-articular inflammationReproducible animal modelRelevant mouse modelExperimental animal modelsMRSA infectionCartilage destructionC57BL/6J miceInflammatory pathologyJoint diseaseTherapeutic medicationsMouse modelArthritisSynovial fluidClinical relevancePotential treatmentHuman patientsKnee jointDirect inoculationAureus culturesMRSAMiceStaphylococcus aureus cultures